Ironing board



Oct. 30, 1928. 1,689,445

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Patented Oct. 30, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ASSI [GNOR TO TIIE MERRIMAN MANUFAC- INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

IRONING BOARD.

Application filed June 23,

The present invention relates to ironingboards, the object being, to provide a simple and practicable structure that may be employed as a table or an ironing-board that folos under the table, novel mechanism being provided whereby the board can be elevated to a position for ironing purposes.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein 2- igure 1 is a side elevation of the structure showing the board elevated,

Figure 2 is a plan view with the board in its depressed position and the table top broken away,

Fi; ;ure 3 a cross sectional view on the line 3 3 of Figure 1,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the structure as shown in Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional vlew on the line 5-5 of Figure 2,

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view on the line (56 of Figure 3, i F

Figure 7 is a sectional view on the line (7 of Figure 2,

Figure 8 is a detail plan view of the 1IO11 holder.

In the structure disclosed, a table frame is employed, comprising legs 9 supporting sides 10, and these sides include a top i'rame 11, the ends of which support angle plates 12,hav1ng depending flanges 13, constituting guides. A table top 14 is slidable upon the top frame 1], and has secured to its under side angle strips 1.5. These angle strips include depending strips 16 of hooked formation that shdably embrace the guides 13. The top is thus slidably mounted on the frame and may be placed in the usual position thereover or moved rearwardly, as illustrated in Figure 3. A stop 17 carried by the under side of the top, and abutting against the rear side ot the frame 11 serves to limit the rearward movement of said top. Located within the sides is a supporting bar 18, and extending from said bar 18 to the front side 10 are cross rails 19 preferably made of channel metal, though obviously they can be of any desired construction.

An ironing-board 20 is employed that is adapted to be placed within the space between the front side 10 and bar 18 or elevated to a position above the plane o f the table top when the top is in its rear position. To this 1924. Serial N0. 721,765.

end the cross rails 19 are provided with upstandlng ears 21, to which ears links 22 are pivoted. The upper ends of these links are in turn pivoted to depending ears 23 carried by the under side of the ironing-board 20, and

preferably formed by the downturned terminals of cross straps 2 1 secured to the under side of the board, and acting as reenforcements therefor. One of the cross rails 19 is furthermore provided with a pair of upstanding brackets 25. The ironing-board has depending extensible stops in the form of slidably connected leg sections 26 and 27 that are held in adjusted relation by suitable bolts These stops are adapted to rest upon the brackets when the board is in elevated position, as shown in Figures 3 and 4.

An operating lever 29 is pivoted, as shown at 30, to the under side of the board, and is provided at its lower end with a handle 31. This lever is longitudinally slotted, as shown at 32, to receive a fulcrum pin 33 carried by one of the cross rails 19, said lever thus being slidably engaged with said fulcrum pin.

Connecting one set of the links 22 is a supporting bar 34 that is pivoted to said links, as illustrated at 35 and projects beyond the rear end of the ironing-board. On said projecting end is fixed an iron holder 86. \Vhen the board is'in its depressed position, as shown in Figures 2 and 5, it is supported at its ends by blocks 37 carried by the end rails of the table frame. When so positioned, the board being below the level of the top, said top may be placed thereover and the entire ironingboard and its supporting and operating mech anism is housed. When the top is moved to its rear position, as illustrated in Figure 3, then by grasping the handle 31 of the lever and swinging said lever upwardly the ironing-board is elevated. lVhen so elevated, it will be noted that the links 22 swing from substantially horizontal positions to upwardly inclined positions beyond the vertical planes in which their lower pivots are located and the stops 26 will rest on the brackets 25. A rigid mounting or support is thus provided for the ironing-board. By relatively adjusting the leg sections 26--27 of said stops, obviously the height of the ironing board may be varied. When the ironing-board is in its elevated position, as clearly illustrated in Figure 4, the iron holder is brought to exposed position for the reception of the iron.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

lVhat I claim, is:

1. The combination with a support, of an ironing-board movable between a lowered position and an elevated position, links having permanent pivotal connections with dilferent portions or the support and with di'tl'erent portions of the board, said links being movable between lowered positions and raised inclined positions beyond the transverse vertical planes passing through the pivots that connect the links with the support, and a stop for supporting the board in its elevated position and limiting the swinging movement of the links.

2. The combination with a support, of an ironing-board movable between a lowered and an elevated position on the support, links connecting the ironing-board and support, and an operating lever other than the links pivoted to the board and having a fulcrum on the support on which the lever pivots and slides.

3. The combination with a support, of an ironing-board movable between a lowered and an elevated position on the support, links connecting the ironing-board and support, and an operating lever other than the links pivoted at one end to the board and having a bandle at its other end, said lever being longitudinally slotted, and a fulcrum for the lever on the support and slidably engaged in the slot.

4. The combination with a table frame, of cross rails within the table frame, an ironing board, links pivoted to the cross rails and to the ironing board for swinging the board hetweenan elevated position and a depressed position with respect to the table frame, and a stop fixed to the underside of the ironing board and movable to a position against a projection over one of the cross rails when the board is in elevated position.

5. The combination with a support, of an ironing board movable. between a lowered position and an elevated position, links having lower pivot connections with the support and upper pivot connections with the board and movable between lowered positions adjacent the support and raised inclined positions be-- yond transverse vertical planes passing through the pivots that connect the links with the support, a bearing element carried by the support, and a stop carried by the board and movable to a position on the bearing element when the board is moved to elevated position for limiting the swinging movement or the links and supporting the board.

'6. The combination with a support, of an ironing-board, links having lower pivot con nections with the support and upper pivot connections with the board and movable between lowered positions and raised inclined positions beyond transverse vertical planes passing through the lower link pivots when the board is at an elevated position, and a stop element adjustably mounted on the board and detachably engaging the support for holding the board at dili erent elevations.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

LEWVIS E. MERRIMAN. 

